Neuroprotective Agents

Dear Colleagues,

Neuroprotection represents one of the most appealing therapeutic strategies for preventing neurodegeneration and mitigating against neuronal damage.  The development of novel neuroprotective agents has attracted tremendous drug discovery efforts, with the aim of identifying effective neurotherapeutics for a variety of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD),  Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury, schizophrenia, drug abuse-induced neurotoxicity (i.e. methamphetamine overdoses), and even retinal diseases and glaucoma. This Special Issue aims to provide a forum for the dissemination of the latest information on new molecules including both synthetic compounds and natural products as well as novel drug targets associated with neuroprotective agents. As the Guest Editor, I would like to thank all the authors for their tremendous effort, dedication, and excellent contribution to this Special Issue of Neuroprotective Agents. I hope that this issue will serve as a key reference work for medicinal chemists, chemical biologists, neuropharmacologists, and other research investigators engaged in or interested in neuroprotection and neuroprotective agent drug discovery and development.

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